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Core Gameplay

Turn Structure

Each turn consists of the following phases:

1. Movement Phase: Move your character up to their movement value
2. Action Phase: Perform one action (attack, ability, or pass)
3. End Phase: Resolve any end-of-turn effects

Movement

Characters move across the hex-based board:

• Each space moved counts as 1 movement point
• Characters cannot move through walls or obstacles
• Some terrain may affect movement speed
• Characters can move through friendly units

Character Bubble

Each character has a "bubble" consisting of the space they occupy and the 6 surrounding hexes. Many abilities and effects use the bubble as their range.

Combat Mechanics

Attacking

To make an attack:

1. Declare your target (must be in range and line of sight)
2. Roll dice + your relevant stat modifier
3. Target rolls defense dice + their relevant stat
4. Compare totals - higher roll wins
5. Deal damage equal to the difference

Line of Sight (LoS)

Line of Sight is crucial for most attacks and abilities:

• Draw an imaginary straight line from your character to the target
• If the line is blocked by walls or obstacles, there is no LoS
• Characters in the same bubble always have LoS to each other
• Some terrain provides hidden spaces that affect LoS

Abilities

Each character has unique abilities that cost Mag's (energy) to use:

• SNAP abilities: Can be played at any time
• Standard abilities: Used during your action phase
• Abilities stack - they resolve in the order played
• Some abilities can counter or interrupt others

Health & KO

When a character reaches 0 HP, they are KO'd and removed from play. Last team standing wins in Brawl mode!

Terrain Types

Various terrain tiles affect gameplay:

🧱 Wall

Impassable obstacles that block movement and line of sight.

🕳️ Trap

Character stops automatically and takes 2 damage. Must spend an action to leave.

💣 Bomb

Acts as a wall obstacle. At the start of every round, characters within the bomb's bubble take 2 damage.

🌫️ Hidden

Characters on this space are hidden from line of sight but can still see others. Characters in the space's bubble gain line of sight to hidden characters.

Game Modes

Players can create parties of any characters they possess, but only 1 of any named character. Try different setups!

🥊 Brawl

Players: 2+

Setup: Start with 3 or more characters on opposite sides of the map

Win Condition: Last character standing wins!

🚩 Capture The Flag (CTF)

Players: 2+

Setup: Each player starts with 3+ characters and a flag. Place flags on the first space from your side.

Rules:

• Enemy characters pick up the flag by moving onto its space
• Flag carriers can only use base movement (no abilities)
• Flag drops on KO and can transfer to teammates in their bubble
• If friendly characters move over dropped flag, it returns to start

Win Condition: Bring enemy flag to your flag's starting position

⛰️ King of the Hill

Players: 3+ recommended

Setup: Place flags as unmovable objectives on the field. Works best with larger parties and multiple play mats.

Scoring:

• At end of each round, count characters in each flag's bubble
• Gain +1 point per friendly character
• Gain -1 point per enemy character
• Record score each round (don't subtract from recorded total)

Win Condition: First to 10 points wins!

With many more game modes to come!

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